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Medium severity · published May 9, 2026
CVE-2026-8213
OSGeo gdal Grid File GDapi.c GDSDfldsrch heap-based overflow
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this issue is the function GDSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c of the component Grid File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 can resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GD
gdal · OSGeo
3.13.0dev-4 · source: vendor, NVD
Affected product
GD
gdal
OSGeo
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8213
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8213
Product
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/
Patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd
Exploit
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14399
Patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1
Exploit
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-gdsdfldsrch_oob-read
Exploit
https://vuldb.com/submit/808128
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